Public holidays 2026 – West Bengal
West Bengal (State Government offices): 47 holidays in 2026, 40 of them on a working day (Saturday + Sunday weekend). 47 dates are copied from the official government list.
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Holiday list 2026
| Date | Holiday | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | New Year's Day | 🟢 Official |
| Mon, 12 Jan | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | 🟢 Official |
| Thu, 22 Jan | Day before Saraswati Puja | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 23 Jan | Netaji's Birthday; Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami] | 🟢 Official |
| Mon, 26 Jan | Republic Day | 🟢 Official |
| Wed, 4 Feb | Shab-e-Barat 🌙 | 🟢 Official |
| Sat, 14 Feb | Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma | 🟢 Official |
| Tue, 3 Mar | Doljatra | 🟢 Official |
| Wed, 4 Mar | Holi (Day after Doljatra) | 🟢 Official |
| Tue, 17 Mar | Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 20 Mar | Day before Eid-Ul-Fitr 🌙 | 🟢 Official |
| Sat, 21 Mar | Eid-Ul-Fitr 🌙 | 🟢 Official |
| Thu, 26 Mar | Ram Navami | 🟢 Official |
| Tue, 31 Mar | Mahavir Jayanti | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 3 Apr | Good Friday | 🟢 Official |
| Tue, 14 Apr | Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar | 🟢 Official |
| Wed, 15 Apr | Bengali New Year's Day (Nababarsha) | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 1 May | May Day; Buddha Purnima | 🟢 Official |
| Sat, 9 May | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | 🟢 Official |
| Tue, 26 May | Day before Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) 🌙 | 🟢 Official |
| Wed, 27 May | Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid) 🌙 | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 26 Jun | Muharram 🌙 | 🟢 Official |
| Thu, 16 Jul | Rathayatra | 🟢 Official |
| Sat, 15 Aug | Independence Day | 🟢 Official |
| Wed, 26 Aug | Fateha-Dwaz-Daham 🌙 | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 28 Aug | Rakhi Bandhan | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 4 Sep | Janmastami | 🟢 Official |
| Thu, 17 Sep | Viswakarma Puja | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 2 Oct | Birthday of Gandhiji | 🟢 Official |
| Sat, 10 Oct | Mahalaya | 🟢 Official |
| Thu, 15 Oct | Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 16 Oct | Durga Puja, Maha Panchami | 🟢 Official |
| Sat, 17 Oct | Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi | 🟢 Official |
| Mon, 19 Oct | Durga Puja, Maha Astami | 🟢 Official |
| Tue, 20 Oct | Durga Puja, Maha Nabami | 🟢 Official |
| Wed, 21 Oct | Durga Puja, Dasami | 🟢 Official |
| Thu, 22 Oct | Additional Day for Durga Puja | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 23 Oct | Additional Day for Durga Puja | 🟢 Official |
| Sat, 24 Oct | Additional Day for Durga Puja | 🟢 Official |
| Mon, 26 Oct | Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja | 🟢 Official |
| Mon, 9 Nov | Additional Day for Kali Puja | 🟢 Official |
| Tue, 10 Nov | Additional Day for Kali Puja | 🟢 Official |
| Wed, 11 Nov | Bhratridwitiya | 🟢 Official |
| Thu, 12 Nov | Day after Bhratridwitiya | 🟢 Official |
| Mon, 16 Nov | Additional Day for Chhat Puja | 🟢 Official |
| Tue, 24 Nov | Birthday of Guru Nanak | 🟢 Official |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Christmas Day | 🟢 Official |
🌙 Depends on the moon: the government may announce a different date.
Sources
- Finance (Audit) Department, Government of West Bengal — yearly holiday notification — Notification No. 4188-F(P2) dated 27/11/2025, List-I
- Finance (Audit) Department, Government of West Bengal — yearly holiday notification — Notification No. 4188-F(P2) dated 27/11/2025, List-II
Dataset 2026.10.1. Link: https://wb.gov.in/pdf/Holiday-2026.pdf
Questions
Are these dates final?
Dates marked Official are copied from the government document. Calculated dates follow the law; Tentative dates are expected and may change. Authorities can issue new notifications.